Is there a bus or another way to get to Tesco from Patong beach other than by Tut Tut. I am a bit limited on how far I can walk so am hoping for a bus even if we have to go into Phuket and back out again to Tesco.

Take the public bus from Patong and get off at the back door of BigC, and it's about a 5 minute walk down the road, past the back of Phuket International Hospital, road exits just opposite Tesco.

I read in your other topic that you are handicapped, so maybe that 5 minute walk is too much for you, so just go into BigC carpark (back entrance) and the pink local buses park there. maybe they can get you to Tesco.

Thanks Malcolm but my husband and he is a big fit walker did this trip and said I wouldn't stand a chance and he was exhausted. Was wondering if I caught the local bus at Patong Beach and got off at Phuket terminal then caught another bus out to Tesco. Is there a local bus that goes that way. Quite an exercise planned just so we don't have to keep paying the Tut Tut's. Might as well just enjoy Jungeceylon, but there is just something about Tesco that I love. The food hall included. Although last time in Patong we went to a food hall that is now on the top floor of Ocean Plaza on the Beach Road and it was fantastic.

As far as I know there is no bus to Tesco, it only goes as far as Big C. Excellent foodhall there BTW.

Thanks for your help, looks like one trip to Tesco and that is it. Will have to go through the haggle about how much we have to pay to get there, then only spend a couple of hours and I always want to spend more time there. But added up if you keep going the stuff you buy is not cheap adding in the Tut Tut cost.

I would expect it to be 400 Baht for the tuktuk, maybe 500.

No in the last 4 or 5 years we have been going out to Tesco we can't get it less that $600 Baht. Then we have to have almost an argument to get it at that price. Hence the reason I am trying not to have to go through this haggling that I just don't seem to want to be bothered about anymore.

600 Baht sounds like too much IMO. Did you check the price lists they all have (but are quite often not willing to show)?

Thanks for that info stevenl no I didn't know anything about a price list and will certainly be asking for it when we go in June. I have been asked for 200 Baht just to go from the Patong Merlin to Jungceylon, that is why I now go by bus. It's pretty bad when you can't walk long distances then have to pay so much. Might just as well stay around the pool having a drink and something nice to eat. But thanks for you help and info.

Yes, sounds to me they are using your situation to ask more.

There are standarised fares, and these fares you'll normally find at the tuktuk assembly points, and quite often as well in the tuktuk itself. They will show these fares to people if they are asking the standarised fares, but of course won't show them if they are asking more.